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SITAR

   
Definition: North Indian Classical instrument. The sitar has 7 plucked strings (the upper few of which can be fretted), and around 13 sympathetic strings below the frets which resonate along with the plucked strings.

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Ashbury Style E Octave Mandolin Solid Alaskan Sitka Spruce top. Solid African sapele back and sides

Ashbury Style E Octave Mandolin


Solid Alaskan Sitka Spruce top. Solid African sapele back and sides

Item ID: GR32016   Model No: STYLE E   
    Product Features
  • Sapele 3 ply neck, Senna Siamea fingerboard, bridge & peghead plate. Buffalo bone nut and saddle
  • Senna Siamea bound body with 3ply wood rosette. Strung with D'Addario EXPs
  • Ashbury die-cast chrome machine heads. Strap end pin. Senna Siamea a locally sourced wood in Vietnam
    Product Specifications
  • Designed by Phil Davidson. String gauges: .014/.022w/.032w/.045w
  • Nut width: 36mm
  • Width at 12th fret: 43mm
  • Scale length: 518mm
  • Max body depth: 71mm
  • Body width: 341mm
  • No Frets: 22
  • Overall body length: 850mm
  • Made in: Vietnam
  • Model Number: STYLE E
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Octave Mandolas Information


The Mandola (the big brother of the Mandolin), has 8 strings in 4 pairs, tuned in 5ths. The Mandola retains the high-tension stringing but allows lower parts to be played. The Tenor Mandola (or Mandola) is tuned as a Viola, CGDA, one fifth below a mandolin. Octave Mandolas (also known as Octave Mandolins in America) are popular because of their suitability for Acoustic and Celtic music, being tuned GDAE, an octave below a Mandolin. Because the Octave Mandola neck is shorter than a Bouzouki it is ...read the full article
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